CHAPTER 590: CHAPTER 590: RACING AGAINST TIME

If we could waste this time inside here, maybe there is still a chance for us to win. Otherwise, there’s probably not the slightest chance of return.

Time is still ticking away, second by second. In fact, Guo Tao and others are feeling the same at this moment; if Anying could finish the work ahead of time, it would help their next move.

Especially Ye Chen, who is now even more anxious. He has been pacing back and forth here, and occasionally, he would walk over to Anying to peek at what he’s doing.

The various symbols operated on the screen are actually unfamiliar to Ye Chen, and he doesn’t know exactly what Anying is doing at this time.

However, during his operation, is the machinery making the same beeping sounds as usual?

This sound seems like it never really stopped.

"Okay, I’ve locked it in."

Just at that moment, Anying suddenly tapped the keyboard and then took a long sigh of relief, looking up and speaking to everyone.

Several people quickly gathered around, then stared at the screen for a moment. They didn’t understand what was displayed, but they could see a red dot that was now appearing nearby.

"What is this thing?"

"Do you see this red dot?"

"I see it."

"This red dot represents a signal emitted by the communicator; therefore, the vicinity of this dot should be their actual location."

"And where is this now?"

"It’s in a storage room on the third floor, which should not really be a storage room. It must have been a large meeting room before, which was later partitioned into rooms. So, there should be a storage room underground that’s regularly used for storing miscellaneous items. The location is not very conspicuous."

"Unexpectedly, they are quite good at picking spots. Well then, since that’s the case, there’s no need for me to wait here any longer. Let’s go, we’ll go downstairs to meet him now."

After that, Anying packed up the equipment, and everybody stood up and headed towards the door.

Just as they were about to reach the door, Ye Chen suddenly stopped; he felt that something was not quite right.

"No, if we just go down like this, then we will definitely be intercepted by those people. Right, I remember Anying said before, aren’t there people stationed on every floor?"

"Yes, almost every floor has some people; some have two, some three, some only one. But it’s not evenly distributed; right now, I can’t confirm the exact numbers."

"If that’s the case, if I were in their shoes, of course, you’d need to lock onto my location and then come down to find me, which means you have to get from the top floor down."

"Are you saying he will create an obstacle on every floor to prevent himself from easily getting through, is that it?"

"Exactly, that’s what I mean. If it were me, I’d certainly do that. It would delay time. Look, we have exactly 12 minutes left from our agreed time."

"The normal operation speed of the elevator to get from here to the third floor, plus waiting for the elevator, should take about two to three minutes. That leaves about eight to nine minutes. If he can drag these eight to nine minutes out, then he has essentially claimed victory."

Ada followed up on Ye Chen’s reasoning, and after hearing it, everyone nodded in agreement, as if the two of them had pointed out something very accurate.

"If that’s the case, then it’s really troublesome. Even if we’re pretty good with our hands, if we really confront them in the stairwell, it would indeed be an overpowering advantage for us, so right now I can’t do that."

"Old man, I have a way."

"Oh? What’s your solution?"

"They just want to control us in the elevator, right? In that case, we can take over the entire elevator system, then release an interferer. That way, they won’t be able to connect to the elevator’s signal and they won’t be able to sabotage the elevator’s operation."

"Isn’t that a bit difficult to do? And usually, the operation of the elevator is managed by the engineering department. Even if we could intercept the signal, we might not be able to handle it."

"I think Anying can do it, can’t you, Anying?"

Ye Chen had seen such a method previously, but he wasn’t exactly clear on how to implement it. He just felt that Anying always managed to surprise everyone and could always play the cards he needed; maybe there was a real chance of providing some covert help.

"Heh, you really think highly of me. Moreover, the technology you’re talking about is very advanced, but I haven’t done it before, so I need to be in the elevator to actually control it."

"Okay, then how likely are we to succeed if we continue with this approach?"

"I can keep the elevator going, but I’m afraid they might try to stop us midway, so we will definitely need to take action."

"The need to take action can be left to me; I can handle it on my own. We just won’t let all of their forces concentrate together. In that case, it shouldn’t be too difficult for me to cope."

"Alright then, let’s hurry up; we’re going to the elevator now."

As they were talking, they quickly walked out.

After arriving in the main hall, the elevator was waiting there, and eventually, they all entered it.

The elevator slowly started descending, and during this time, a receiver’s signal was quickly placed on the elevator’s metal ladder, and then the computer started operating rapidly.

"Anying, how is it, can you connect?"

"Now, the signal has been established, and I’ve brought it to engineering standards. This means that normally, any passengers in the middle floors won’t be able to use this elevator; it will go straight to the floor we want to reach."